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feet of snow. The Prince then said Tell him
We are Immensely pleased at what we have seen"
he'd shirt was much cTatiied at hearing this.
Ihe Prince carefully examined the huge
silver medal presented the Sioux
chiefs when they visited Washington,
which bears the head of the late General
Grant. Asked by the Prince how long he would
remain in England. Red Shirt replied: Il came
with Colonel Cody, and will stay with him rs
long as he stays" In answer to the Princess.
who expressed her pleasure at seeing him in
England, he said: Tell Great Chiefs wife it
makes my heart glad to hear her words of well
come" The Prince entered Buffalo Bills tent,
and was shown the gold mounted sword present
ed to him by the officers of the United States
army with whom he had served; and then the
party entered the stables where two hundred
broncho horses are quartered The Prince had
Buffalo Bills twenty-year-old horse. Charlie,
which carried him one hundred miles in nine
hours and forty minutes when chased by Indians.
stripped and examined HIM carefully. The cor
raj, where the buffaloes and other anima Is
confined, then visited. Tho Prince and
Princess both expressed themselves highly graft
fed with their visit and signiied their intention
to occupy the royal box frequently as possible
during the They left the camp exactly
at p. NJ. One of the incidents of the day
when the Prince met Red Shirt second time
and gave him the contents of his cigarette case.
which Red Shirt distributed at once among his
fellows.
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THE FIRES IN HUNGARY.

Many Lives Lost and Millions of Dollars
Worth of Property Destroyed.
VIENNA, May 8.--The FIRE at Macy Koroly de-
stroyed 400 houses Two thousand people are
camping in the fields. Several girls jumped
from the windows of burning convent and
school at Eperies and were killed. Many other
inmates are missing. The conhagra-
ton at Toroczks lasted two hours and
destroyed three hundred houses. Four
sives were lost. At Rushbsrg church and
lhirty-seven houses were burned. The will age
OF Mercy was almost wholly destroyed All
the public buildings, churches, etc, at Eperes
were burned Even the cemetery de-
vastated. The total loss by the fires is
placed at $4,000 000 All the Hungarian and
many Austrian insurance companies sustained
serious losses. The caamties were due to the
prevalence of sirocco during the whole of the
past week, which parched all vegetation through
out that portion of Hungary and rendered every
thing favorable to the spread OF the flames when
once started. Rain is now falling, and no fur
ther damage is feared
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AN INTERESTING POINT.
A Lawsuit that VIII Determine the Validity
of Contracts Against the Public Good.

A Lawsuit that VIII Determine the Validity
of Contracts Against the Public Good.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May 8-An interesting suit is
soon to be tried before the courts here which
will settle the question whether or not a man
has the right, under the law. to enter into a
tract which is against the public good. There is
in Washington an institution which styles itself
a school of languages" This institution is
conducted rather unique principles. The
proprietors secure their teachers from among
the newly arrived immigrants who are looking
for employment and who willing to impart
the knowledge of which they are possessed for a
very small compensation, usually about ten
dollars a week. The school has been fortu-
nate in securing the services of some very
brilliant men, graduates of the European uni
versities. who anxious to get employment.
They invariably unfamiliar with the laws of
the United States, and in consequence ready
to enter into a contract which the proprietors
have prepared. This contract is all one-sided.
It binds the employe, but is not binding in the
least upon the employer rs terms are, in
brief. that the teacher contracts to teach in the
school for certain term, generally one year,
for which he is to receive a stated salary so long
as the school chooses TO employ him
He also binds himself not to teach in
Washington for two years after the ex
plratior of his term of employment. One of these
teachers became tired of his bonds, and about a
year ago notified the school tnat he did not care
to continue the arrangement This was during
the dull season" No objection was raised at
the time, and the professor allowed to go
his way. He is energetic and good
teacher. and in consequence he very soon had
thriving school of his own. which he still con
ducts. the satisfaction of all concerned except
the proprietors of the original school. These
people have learned of the success of
their former employe, and have begun
suit in the equity court to restrain him
from earning his living in any OF the
cities named In his contract There are several
OF them. Issue will be joined at an early day.
and the attorneys for the teacher are confident
that the contract will not hold water. Ii is
thought that the case may have important
bearing ex-empoyes of the
tive departments. Under an OF Con-
gress, men who employed in the depart
ments~a are forbidden to act as attorneys for
claim ants after they leave the employof the gov
ernment until they shall have been ont for two
years. This law great deal OF dissa ats
factibn. and it is claimed that it is unconstitu-
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D r Il s s U = !!

If we were asked what lesson nature
teaches more than any other, we should say
it teaches us to dress up. How beautifully
the trees dress themselves in the vernal sea-
son-put their spring suits, as it We're.
Wherever you turn the landscape wears its
mantle of green, and the distant mountain
tops are robed in feecy clouds dashed with
sunlight Even the ocean depths. like
ghost, cover themselves with sheet-of
15ater. Everything tries to dress up, except
a raw recruit Sheep sport all-wool over
coats and the timid hart pants. Wild ami
mails go about dressed in skins, and even the
birds have coats in their stomachs. A
swallow tail coat is not affected by the society
young man alone, for the anaconda will swal-
low tail. coat and all. Then get thyself
suit. if it be nothing more than lawsuit.
Don't be like the man who knew north, no
south, no east, west, but get vest, coat
and pantaloons together, and be sure you buy
them at
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General and Personal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May S.-Senator Voorhees, in
tends going to Terre Haute, in few days, to
remain some time.
Miss Alice \. Stotsenberg, of New Albany, is
an expected guest of her aunt, Mrs. DR.. j. T.
Young.
Rear-admiral John Lee Davis, u. S. N, has
gone to his former home in Evansville. Mrs.
Davis and her daughter will shortly break up
housekeeping here, and 60 either to the sea
shore to Europe.
The return of Commissioner Edgerton IS ex-
pected to- morrow.
James q. Blaine has purchased from Thomas
H. Sherman, for "a. 500. piece of property on
Meridian Hill, fronting seventy-five feet on Six
teenth street and 15o feet on Huron street
Representative Heard. Of Missouri. is
convalescent- He is sitting up. and is able TO
ride out every day. aud expects, in about ten
days, to leave the city for his home in Missouri.
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MINOR MATTERS.

Washington Is To Have New Postmaster,
but His Identity Is Not Yet Known.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. May S. The understanding z
among local politicians and business men IS that
a new postmaster for Washington will be ap
pointed at the expiration of Mr.. Conger's term
of Office, and, while there are large number Of
gentlemen who willing to discharge the
duties of the Office, intimaton has been
received by any to whether :the appointee
will be selected from among the residents of the
capital city or from some of the States. OF
the present applicants for the place. Messrs
James p. Willert and John Y. Davis. avenue
merchants. and William Dickson, member OF
the Columbia Democratic Club and stanch
friend of the administration, are probably the
best known. Mr.. Willett, it is said, will have
the support of Marshal Wilson The gentlemen
named are all she best of friends and, judging
from comment. the appointment of either of
them would prove very gratifying to Washing
tonians, both from political and business views.
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An Unexplained Death.

Special the IndianapoIIs Journal
FALL RIVER. Mass, May 8.-Wnen the steamer
Bristol, from New York. arrived at her wharf in
this city this morning, Augustus C. Sopsr was
found dead in has state-room. Captain Nc
Kinnon, who had the state-room with
So3er, said that the dead had
been seized with an attack of vomiting during
the night, but soon after fell asleep, as he
thought McKnnon said Soper and he were old
friends. and had Just returned from voyage.
He left on the Boston train. saying he would
notify some OF Sopers relatives in Boston, but
nothing has been heard of him since. There
was no evidence Of foul play.
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RED SHIRT AND THE PRINCE.
Buffalo BiIFs Royal Visitors Inspect the
Wild West Show.

Cable Special to New York World
Yesterday afternoon Buffalo Bill and his troupe
gave a private performance for the Prince of
Wales his family and friends. They were ex-
ceedingly delighted and complimentary. At the
conclusion of the performance the royal party.
under the conduct of Buffalo Bill ana other Off
cials, visited the Indian and cowboy enoamp-
ments. The Princess entered one of the huts,
and expressed much interest In its arrangements.
The party then took hasty view of the interior
of an Indian tepee. and then Red Shirt was
presented. The Prince asked him if he found it
very cold j.. England. to which he replied
through h;s Interpreter that it not cold
his oozntry, Dakots, whsre they had their many
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-09
Cable Notes.

The English govern ment has rejected Russia's
claim to Afghan territory the Oxus below
Kihs Chamiab.
The Australian colonies have informed Lord
Salisbury that if their interests in the matter of
French settlements are ignored. they will them
selves enact legislation forbidding French con-
victs from landing in Australia.
Mgr. Gali1nberti who has just been sent as
papal nuncio to Vienna. took with him auto
graph letter from the Pope to Emperor Francis
Joseph. His mission is to arrange a difficulty
which has arisen from the Pope's granting per-
mission to the Slav clergy to revert to their own
liturgy, which Austria considers a dangerous
policy.
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An Ex-ohief of Detecllve. Dangerously Shot.

An Ex-Chief of Detectives Dangerously Shot.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CINcINNATI, May 5.-During n disgraceful
row in the rear of the Highland House. on
Mount Adams, this evening James Dunn, for
merly chief of detectives, was shot and probably
fatally wounded by young loafer named Car
roll Tucker. The shooting grew out of a quarrel
in whish Tucker. Billy Taylor. a newspaper re-
porter, and Will Hawkins Were engaged on one
side, and Dan Delaney, Tom Gag
gins and or two others whose
names were not learned, the other. Dunn
interfered, when Hawkins drew a revolver but,
1t appears, did not use it. Tucker however
drew a revolver about the same time. and. point
ing it at Dunn. fired four shots. two of them
taking effect in Dunns groin. One went through
his right hand, and the fourth barely missed his
head, cutting hole through the crown of his
bat Dunn was taken to the Good Samaritan
Hospital. where he lies in precarious condition.
Carroll Tucker was locked up.
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M,na-Reader bishops Marital Woes.

Special TO the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
CINcISNATI. May 8.-Bishop, the mind d-reader
has prepared his answer to his wifes petition fot
divorce. and it will be taken to Boston for fling.
In substance. it denies all the alega-
tions of the petition, alleges neglect
the part of his WIFE and
declares that her charges that he in i'll
health and suffering from a contagious disease
are untrue, but that, the contrary. he Is In
good health, with pure blood. and has no dis
Colonel Ingersoll is Bishops counsel in
suit brought by Bishop for divorce on the ground
of neglect
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Testimonial for 5Ir. Manning.

WAsHINGToN. May a-The officers of the
Treasury Department held a nesting yesterday
afternoon, with Assistant Secretary Thompson
chairman. for the purpose OF deciding a
form of testimonial to OK Secretary Manning.
A committee appointed, with Comptroller
Trenholm chairman. with full powers TO
lect suitable article articles FOR presenta-
ton to Mr. Manning on his return to this coun-
try, the cost not TO exceed 81 200
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Must Fight or Leave Town.

Special 70 the IndianaDolis journal.
ATLANTA, Ca, May 8-Hooper Alexander a
prominent lawyer, slapped editor Atwood's
face, last night. because of the latter's attack
upon Colonel Burke. Of the Gate City Guards.
Mr.. Alexander ia member of the Guards 1t
is said that the Guards agreed that every mem
Der shall insult Mr. Atwood until he is forced
to fight or lsave town.
A NJ Gardner, editor of the World, and H.
y. Whittemore, of the Gate City Guards, mad
Asthght, to-day, over the recent Burke-Atwood
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The Honest Man Identified.
the Indianapolis journal.

cptciaI 10 the Inulanap poIls Journak-
CHARLESTON, S. G., May S-The parties to
the romantic story which has been telegraphed
from New Haven, Conn. of the repayment of
deot of honor of nearly 800. 900 well known
here. The Southern banker and former book
keeper IS George Williams, of the banking firm
OF Williams & Disney, of this city. and his for
mer employer. TO whom he returned the money.
is Daniel Hand, who now resides at Guilford,
Conn.
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Anfi-Jewish Riot.

VIENNA, May 8-Peasants at village near
Olmutz, Moravia attacked the Jewish inhabit-
ants yesterday and committed brutal outrages
upon them Troops from the garrison at Prearin
quelled the riot
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-09
General Rosser Talks Back.

Special TO the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-A letter from General
Rosser published in the Alexandria Gazette of
last evening. says that his recent attack upon
General Sheridan not actuated by personal
spite, but warn his friends of the coming into
their midst of that iuhuman monster He cites
cases of alleged unnecessary destruction of prop
erty, and makes vigorous answer to General
Shsridan's statement that what he did was mill
tarv nacesSitv
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The Rulnored Russo-French Alliance.

LONDON. May 8.-Dispatches from Berlin to-
night declare that credence is given to the re-
ported alliance between France and Russia. In
ministerial circles it is asserted that the Czar.
although possibly no friend of Germany is not
yet prepared to 60 the length of his prejudices
and temerarousiy make alliance at this
juncture, which. OF itself. would amount to a
menace of his powerful neighbors.
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Eose Elizabeth win Also Edit

Special % the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, May 8-AIiss Cleveland, in addi-
tion to acting as principal of Miss Reeds fe-
male school, in this city. will become associate
editor of the American Magazine of History.
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FiIibusters in Cuba

LONDON, May S.-Dispatches from Madrid say
rumors are current there that party of fill
busters has landed in Cuba.
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fight, Gardner having taken the part of Atwood
in a conversation about the affair, and White
more defending Burke. Whrtemore's face was
badly pounded, but Gardner escaped unmarked.
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
And Ocean Liner Injured in a Collision and
Beached-Thirty-Fiv Lives Lost.

And ocean Liner injured Collision and
Observation-Disclosures Lives Lost
LONDON, May &-The first reports of the
grounding. yesterday of the French transat-
lantic steamer La Champagne appear to have
been exaggerated. Later and more trustworthy
dispatches say that while the La Champagne was
proceeding slowly. during dense fog. yester-
day morning, she came into collision with an un-
known sailing vessel The steamer was some
what injured and the captain considered the
damage sufficiently grave to beach her on the
neighboring coast. All of the l 300 passengers
taken off safely. The vessels cargo will
probably be damaged. but the baggage is intact
The spot where the steamer is beached is called
Arrowmanches, on the coast of Calvados about
three hours sail from Havre. The shore is
sandy and in summer is used by fashionable
bathers. The passengers have all reached Havre
in safety. The La Bretagne has gone to the
sistance of La Champagne and will take off her
freight and baggage.
LATER-The collision caused a panic among
the Italians board La Champagne. who made
a rush for life boat and causedit to capsize, 30
of them being drowned, IN addition to three
sailors who had tried to prevent the rush. The
steamer Vile de Bordeaux rescued 10 Italians.
clinging to the capsized boat.
q Gardauai Gibbons and the Workinsmen-
! LoNDoN. May 6.-Cardinal Gibbons has met
With q grand reception at Rheims. which city he
is visiting His fame the champion of the
workingmen had preceded him. and when he
paid a visit to the great factory of Val de Bois,
his reception by the operatives a complete
ovation. His efforts in Rome i n behalf of the
Knights of Labor brought him nearer to the
hearts OF the knights of Labor toilers. and he
the object of special regard. Delegates
from twenty-seven different councils of working
men were present, and committee represent
ing them handed Cardinal Gibbons report on
the workingmens economic institutions of
France. The Cardinal afterward visited the
work rooms and appeared vastly interested in
what he saw and heard.
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Where you can obtain the best goods for the
least money. And again we say unto you,
dress up!
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tional An attempt viii probably be made - Sc
cure ruling this point during the hearing -
the case of the school VS.. the teacher.
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WHEN INDICATIONS.

M0NDAY-Fair weather, nearly stationary
temperature.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-08-04
A SIanderOus Report.

Day before yesterday Job Smith, who
was working up the valley. heard that his
wife had been murdered in Carson. He
FASTENED home, and ON his way learned
that he was the murderer. When he
reached the city he found his wife alive
and we'll. Who started such a report he
ia unable to ascertain, but he is naturally
considerably put out about Ii. The re-
port was all over town yesterday. Smith
has always lived happily with his wife.
and the rumor must have been made by
some malicious person out OF whole cloth.
-Oarson Appeal.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-08-04
The Carlin Homicide.

The preliminary trial Of Geo. Griffith
for the killing Of ]. B. Kappeler was con-
cluded at Carlin Friday. The defendant
was held without bail for his appearance
before the Grand Jury, and was lodged in
Jail at Elko.
Griffith had no weapons at the time OF
the commission of the crime. There was
no evidence to show an intent to commit
murder. This leaves the Elko Independent
to believe that Griffith will not be con-
victed OF 9 greater crime than m%anslaugh'
ter, though it says the killing of Ksppeler
was certainly a brutal and dastardly out.
rage, for which there Is no palliation
The Independent thinks it probable that
the prisoner will sue out q writ OF
hsbeas corpus for the purpose Of being
admitted to bail.-Silver State.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-08-04

A Squirting Well Of Hot water at
Steamboat.

A Squirting Well Of Hot Water al
Steamboat.
Hugh NOLAN, who has recently been to
Steamboat Springs, thus describes the new
find:
"Messrs. Farnum & Murphy blasted
the old orifces with dynamite, when 10
and behold the old spring opened and
the water issued forth from the earth, in
large volumes, raising TO a height OF from
60 to rs feet. The stream was so intense,
and the force OF the water so great, that IL
shot out like the inoessant water Of Ice-
lands glaciers. Wherever IL fell paint
gave way, shingles turned up their edges
and the earth in the vicinity was q mass OF
foam and cloud, while gravel was cast In
every direction, the intense heat cracking
the windows Of the bath house, and other
wise astonishing the lucky beholders. As
quick as opportunity would permit, the
waters thus belching forth were under
control. and to-day are held in reserve for
the purpose of furnishing steam to the
large and commodious building from I'M
der which it emanates. The water and
steam is largely impregnated with a sui
phurine aroma-not at all Objectionable
to the olfactories. The building is very
cspacious, having in it Is w~ell-furnished
rooms, where customers can now be &C.
commodated.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-08-04
Jack Inns Knife.

After the lynching Of Jack Linn Of Day.
ton, all trace of the knife that brought
him to the gallows was lost, or at least the
whereabouts Of the weapon were not made
known. Some years ago IL was made a
present to q resident Of Reno, says the
Journal, by a person familiar with its
history, and who in some unknown man.
ner became the possessor Of IL. After a
time it was presented together with its
history to John Richardson, OF the Arcade
saloon, on Commercial Row, where it can
now be seen. II ia . murdsrous looking
knife, and almost as formidable q weapon
as q cavalry sword. 1t has Q bone handle
that shows age, and 9 very heavy broad
blade, nine and n half inches long. II
is simply q knife, but five men were ush'
cred into eternity through its medium.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-08-04
Automatic Coffin Lowerers.

In Paris the other day anlAustrian in
vention was tested for automatically lower
ing collins into graves without ropes. A
coffin was placed on 9 kind Of platform,
and surrounded with funeral drapery,
which concealed the grave. When q
spring was pressed the platform. with Its
lugubrious burden, decended slowly into
the earth. The price OF the apparatus lie so
lire. and the inventor states that it is used
in Vienna and Milan, the rate payable
being six francs for each burial. The pre-
lecture of the Seine has asked for some
modification in the machinery before tax.
ing it into use.
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iruckee 10 growing about the circus.
IL Moses was to visit that town and bring
ss'er from o rock with his diviuing rod.
10 would be considered q blk unless he
brought sawdust with it.-Reno Journal.
ine above reminds us Of q remark we
lsaId The late Joe WATSON once make in
n0aie several years ago. In describing
.40 eaafacser OF one Of the I" bad men OF
ia Jl' locality in those days, he said: "That
woo TW Is 80 mean that he would steal the
o "vol on the lamb Of God. and then kick be.
'ause u wasn't tub Washed"